This is another departure from a typical painting of mine. We just got home from Mexico and that is still in my head. I love everything about Mexico; the people, the colors, the weather and good friends. I wanted this week's painting to have the bright colors that are so prevalent there and a feeling of happiness. This was painted with a palette knife so it was hard to control the edges of the flowers because I had already painted the background so as I was doing the petals, the paint was lifting but I'm really happy with the way it turned out. The petals remind me of the palm fronds on a palapa (where's my margarita?) and the colors represent the happiness of Mexico to me.
On another note, today I was able to go see an exhibit of
Joseph Raffael's watercolor paintings at Soka University. I feel so fortunate to have been able to see his paintings in person. You really can't get the feeling of the paintings from the website. They are HUGE! Most of them are in the 5' x 8' range. The show closes April 15th, but if you are in the So Cal area and have some time, going to the show would be a very inspiring way to spend it.
Missing Mexico
Image Size 6" x 6"
Oil
